Rapid quantification of human cytokines using a simple, 10-min assay
Cytokine quantification is often an important step in elucidating immunological processes or assessing immune cell phenotypes. While ELISA-based tests have provided a reliable method for measuring cytokines, these approaches typically take several hours to complete and are not amenable to real-time analyses. By contrast, GoStix Plus assays enable accurate cytokine quantitation in ~10 minutes, providing reproducibility comparable to an ELISA in a fraction of the time.
Cytokine quantification is often an important step in elucidating immunological processes or assessing immune cell phenotypes. While ELISA-based tests have provided a reliable method for measuring cytokines, these approaches typically take several hours to complete and are not amenable to real-time analyses. By contrast, GoStix Plus assays enable accurate cytokine quantitation in ~10 minutes, providing reproducibility comparable to an ELISA in a fraction of the time.
GoStix Plus assays combine a lateral flow-based detection method with an accompanying smartphone app to enable rapid quantitation of human cytokines from cell culture supernatants or serum samples. The GoStix Plus protocol is simple: apply 20 μl of sample and 80 μl of chase buffer to a GoStix cassette, wait 10 minutes for test and control bands on the cassette to develop, and then scan the cassette with the GoStix Plus app to quantify the amount of cytokine present in the sample. Inter-assay variability (%CV) for GoStix Plus tests is typically <15%. For information about the sensitivity and dynamic range of a given assay, please refer to the corresponding product's Certificate of Analysis.
iOS and Android versions of the GoStix Plus smartphone application are available for download from the App Store® and on Google Play™, respectively.
Overview
- Rapidly quantify human cytokines from cell culture supernatant or serum samples using a simple, 10-minute assay that performs comparably to an ELISA
- Obtain accurate, reproducible results without extensive technical expertise or expensive equipment
- Conserve resources by identifying the most promising candidates for further analysis
- Accelerate your research by obtaining results immediately rather than waiting days or weeks to accumulate enough samples for processing in high-throughput formats
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Applications
- Quantification of human cytokines from cell culture supernatant or serum samples
- Screening or monitoring of immune cell populations
- Analysis of immune responses
- Determination of suitable dilution factors for subsequent analyses
Additional product information
Please see the product's Certificate of Analysis for information about storage conditions, product components, and technical specifications. Please see the Kit Components List to determine kit components. Certificates of Analysis and Kit Components Lists are located under the Documents tab.
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